1998 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1998 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. The Black Bears finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in conference play, to finish tied for third in the New England Division.

1998 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Gilbert (3rd season)
CaptainMickey Fein, Ves Lugo, Drew O'Connor
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^   6 2     12 3  
No. 9 Connecticut x^   6 2     10 3  
Maine   3 5     6 5  
New Hampshire   3 5     4 7  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^   7 1     9 3  
No. 23 Delaware   4 4     7 4  
Villanova   4 4     6 5  
No. 17 William & Mary   4 4     7 4  
Northeastern   3 5     5 6  
James Madison   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3 Buffalo* W 30–13
September 12 New Hampshire W 52–28
September 19 at No. 21 Connecticut L 27–35
September 26 Dartmouth*
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 14–3
October 3 No. 4 Villanova
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 44–10 [1]
October 10 Rhode Island
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 17–18
October 17 Richmond
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 10–35
October 24 at James Madison L 28–34 [2]
October 31 at No. 8 Delaware W 39–27
November 14 at No. 10 UMass L 34–55
November 21 Northeastern*
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 20–14

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References edit

  1. ^ "Maine, Fine (6 TDs) sock it to Villanova". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mistakes prove costly for UMaine". Bangor Daily News. October 26, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). Maine Black Bears Athletics. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.